The Italian Lives Survey: Sample Design, Weighting, Variance Estimation, and Data Analysis

The purpose of this volume is to illustrate some aspects of the Italian Lives survey that are particularly relevant for the proper analysis of the data collected during the survey itself. Specifically, the volume is divided into four chapters. The first illustrates the sample design of the first wave of Italian Lives, providing a detailed description of each sampling stage. The second chapter describes the procedure used to construct the survey weights and provides an assessment of the representativeness of the weighted realized sample of the survey. The third chapter presents the variance estimation method chosen for the survey and illustrates its implementation. Finally, the fourth chapter provides a brief guide to the analysis of the Italian Lives data using the Stata statistical software.